Tridentinae
| Tridentinae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Subfamily: | Tridentinae C. H. Eigenmann, 1918[1] |
| Type genus | |
| Tridens[1] C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889 [2] | |
Tridentinae is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes. These catfishes are commonly known as the tiny pencil catfishes.[3] The species in this subfamily are found in South America. Tridentinae are characterised by having a very long anal fin which is supported by in excess of 15 fin rays.[4]
Genera
[edit]Tridentinae contains the following valid genera:[2]
- Miuroglanis C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
- Rhinotridens Datovo, Ochoa, Vita, Presti, Ohara & de Pinna, 2023
- Tridens C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
- Tridensimilis Schultz, 1944
- Tridentopsis Myers, 1925
References
[edit]- 1 2 Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Tridentinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ↑ Richard van der Laan; Ronald Fricke (eds.). "Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes Classification". Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ↑ Nelson, Joseph S.; Terry C. Grande; Mark V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p. 214. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.